Pages

Mar 11, 2013

Butter London's Starkers Collection Product Review

If you're looking for a neutral nail lacquer palette, Butter London has a new Starkers Collection that's sure to appease you. I couldn't decide which one I liked the most, so I purchased all three. I must say, I'm happy I did, because I truly love all three shades. Butter London didn't disappoint. It's my favorite nail polish because application is easy, it dries fast, and it's 3 Free! The names of the nail lacquers in this collection are: Shandy, Crumpet, Tea & Toast. Yum! Yum! HaHaHa! For the photos in this post, I decided to mix British beauty with breakfast. I re-created what I had for breakfast this past weekend. Enjoy!

Butter London describes Shandy as an opaque, light apricot creme. What in the world is a Shandy? "A refreshing beverage made of half beer and half Sprite. Mostly enjoyed by girls and grannies." Interesting! I kept breakfast light Friday and had strawberries & oranges. Strawberries are in season, very sweet and taste really good right now. Don't worry, I ate more than what you see here. But for the sake of a pretty picture, i didn't want to inundate the plate with fruit.

Butter London describes Crumpet as an opaque, warm caramel creme. What is a crumpet? I've never had one. I've had a scone! HaHaHa "A tasty bread often toasted for breakfast. Also Brit slang, for a hot chick." This is good to know, because if some dude would've called me a CRUMPET, he would've gotten knocked up side the head. Thinking fat ass or something. LOL Saturday, I had a waffle with strawberries and a dollop of whip cream on top. I usually put a couple of pats of butter and drench it with syrup, but I'm cutting back. HaHaHa So a waffle & fruit is good right? LOL

Tea & Toast is an opaque, rich tan creme. What is tea & toast? Well I knew the answer to this one. "A traditional English breakfast." Sunday I had dry toast (no butter, jelly or jam! yay me!), scrambled eggs, tomato and a cup of coffee. I'm not a big coffee drinker, but every now and then I'll have a cup.

Pretty colors! I think you can get crumpets at Trader Joe's they are basically like English Muffins where you cut them in half but they are smooth, like the outside is super smooth unlike a rough English Muffin. haha idk if that description clears things up!

I know I should be commenting on nailpolish, but I have to start of by saying that I can't believe you've never had a crumpet! In spite of living in Canada for a couple of generations, my family has kept up lots of our British traditions and I ate crumpets almost every day for breakfast as a little girl; they're a bit like an English muffin but with little holes so that the toppings soak all the way through, saturating the pastry - so delicious! Definitely see if you can find some at your local grocery store :)

And moving on to nailpolish, I love all three of these colours! Butter London never disappoints, but I wasn't thrilled by these colours until I saw them on you - now I'm officially convinced!

You make me really hungry with the post, I would love that scrambled egg for breakfast now, I don't really use neutral colours for my nails just really bright ones during the summer although this collection looks great.Have a nice Monday!Xx

Those are gorgeous colours!! I like neutral colours when I have something bright on or when I'm inside and just want to use something plainer. These look great on you...yummy colours!! I hope your weekend was bliss doll :)) Have a wonderful week xx

the nail polish is lovely, but I was drooling over your food! haha! Waffles and cream and strawberries....mmm yes please! I sleep in an extra 10 minutes and have toast at my desk as I start my work day and read my emails - would much rather have something yummy like this for brekkie!

Kim, you manage to make a nail polish review a funny story to read from cover to cover. And I also added to my vocabulary two words I might never use , especially Shandy (I don't like to mix Sprite to beer. In Italy they call this drink "Panache"). I love neutrals, especially when a hectic schedule makes it unthinkable to change my nail polish to match my outfit. I love this colour palette, and I think Shandy is the most flattering on you crumpet ;-) have a great week!

I like all these neutrals! I'm a fan of nude shades as they are really useful if you don't want to keep changing the polish colour for different outfits (for that reason I often have a French Manicure) Your breakfasts look very appetising too! I think I need to go and buy some strawberries! http://missbbobochic.blogspot.co.uk/

Haha Kim, gitta love the yummy food in the background as much as the polishes. Great backdrops you had. I love nude/neutral shades of these babies and have heard great things about this brand but i rarely paint my nails due to cooking and stuff, and they chip in no time so i often admire on other ladies.

Why do you have to make all of it sound so yummy? Now I need to raid my fridge! =DI actually like the Tea & Toast the most. I think it looks really good. As for the food, I think all 3 looks darn good! =D

All three shades are gorgeous Kim! I can see why you had a hard time choosing one. Good call to go with all 3 as they all wear beautifully on you and pretty neutrals go with everything. I love how you presented this review with some tasty breakfast dishes too :)

great photos!I like the colors in concept but I don't think on me they would wear well. I'm quite pale and my yellowish undertones wouldn't make these flattering on me. =( BUT I like how they look on a ton of other people! hahaxo,nancy

i've been wanting a great nude for a long time, so i i scooped up tea and toast when i saw it!! but i couldn't leave the other two out, so i got them all as well! i was wondering what shandy would look like on, so thanks for this! cant wait to get mine. evvrything takes forever to get to hawaii :(

I still haven't tried a Butter polish - how are they? I've been on the hunt for a neutral color. I've had my eye on a couple essie hues. I'm typically a sucker for color but I'd kinda like to attempt the nuetral thing!

Very cool! I never thought to paint my nails in foundation-like colors but I have got to admit that they look REALLY cool. What a neat idea! I would probably try the two lighter colors, I think the fact that they are almost skin toned looks really interesting!

I love love your new polishes! Im digging the idea of nude pale nails for summer and yours look fab! Gosh I always loving visiting your blog. I really enjoyed the candyland post as well as the pineapple orange body wash... I think I need that for an appropriate morning cocktail in the shower, lol.